Researching Margaret Weston
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12214 people with the Weston surname? In that year Weston was ranked number 338 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Margaret means "child of light" and is of Persian origin.
Records of Margaret Weston on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Margaret Weston and the Weston Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Weston Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Weston family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Margaret Weston at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 16365 people with the Weston surname in the UK? Weston is now ranked number 339 for popularity in the UK. |
Weston Family Tree Databases
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Weston Forums
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Miscellaneous Weston Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Margaret Weston. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Margaret Weston
Margaret Weston
Dame Margaret Kate Weston, DBE, FMA (7 March 1926 – 12 January 2021) was a British museum curator who was the director of the Science Museum, London, between 1973 and 1986. She began her career as an electrical engineer before joining the Science Museum in 1955. Weston oversaw the expansion of the museum into the Science Museum Group, including the foundation of the National Railway Museum in York and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford. She also played a key role in acquiring Concorde 002, which is now housed at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton.
Source: Margaret Weston, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Weston
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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